Camp Hancock, Georgia, 1918 – Antique Photo Print
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This historic image of Camp Hancock, Georgia, 1918 brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Camp Hancock, Georgia, 1918
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Camp Hancock sat on the Savannah River near Augusta, Georgia, and in 1918 it was one of the large infantry training cantonments the United States built within a few months after entering the First World War in April 1917. The camp was named for Winfield Scott Hancock, the Union general, and it was laid out in the rapid building program that brought thousands of workers and soldiers into the region. Augusta's cotton trade, textile mills, and rail connections made it a practical site, and the camp's arrival changed the city's streets, boarding houses, and wartime routines. Men trained there for overseas service through the year, and the influenza epidemic that swept American camps in the fall of 1918 struck the cantonments hard.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Georgia |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 985 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | GA Camp Hancock 1918 |
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